St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04
AT THE GROUNnS.
Miss Mann Successfully Lays the
Crystal Corner Block.

Miss Mann Successfully Lays the
Crystal Corner Block.
The head of the procession entered the
gateway to the palace grounds at few
minutes past o'clock. A great crowd of
people fanked the street on either side for
several blocks and thousands of muff1ed
figures surged through the grounds and
around the foundation of the palace walls.
A strong northwest wind came down the
valley. Electric lamps hung high above
the palaces unfinished walls, like great
stars that had descended from their orbit to
witness the impressive ceremonies at
tendant on the laying of the
corner block. There was no brilliant
illumination. Occasionally rocket would
shoot up from the walls and burst in mid
air, sending down a shower of vari-colored
meteors that shone beautifully against the
dark background of frowning clouds. Now
and then a colored blaze would float up
from different parts of the grounds and
battle the crystal walls, the snow-draped
figures and the uniformed men in a red
flood. The procession marched to the
grand entrance and faced the platform
erected for the purpose of accommodating
those who were to participate in the laying
of the corner block. The other clubs
massed themselves in the rear of the st.
Georges club, holding their torches above
their heads and awaiting with breathless
interest the opening exercises. The NuShka
club escorted Miss Amelia Mann. Miss
Smith and Miss Price. Miss Mann
led the club, hanging on the arm
of President Maxfeld. They were
followed by General Manager Van Slyke
Mr.. Talmadge, Aid. Kerr, Mayor Ames. ii.
S. Fairchild, DIR. Murphy. G. r. Finch.
Dennis Ryan and other prominent citizens.
The clubs presented beautiful sight from
the platform, and they were enthusiastic
and full of life. The corner block hung
from derrick near the south entrance to
the palace. 1t was much smaller than the
block laid last winter. At $3.50 President
MaXfield stepped to the front of the plat
form, and a hush fell over the crowd SO
deep that the speaker could be heard over
half the grounds. He spoke briefly the
following words:
PRESIDENT MAXFlELD'S ADDRESS.
This occasion devolves upon me the pleas
ATTEST public duty that l have ever been
corner block of the second place of ice ever
constructed in the United States is an act OF
itself of no little Importance, but when the
circumstances connected with 1t are con
| sidered, it marks an epoch in our history
| that will not soon be forgotten. The benefits
| our city derived from the carnival enterprise
which was inaugurated only one year ago
| every loyal citizen of our beautiful city up
| preciates; it has transformed our long win
tiers, that in former years were dull, into s
| season of gayety that is now looked forward
| to with eager anticipations; it has infused
warm current of friendship to flow through
| every portion of our city. We are more
united people tonight than we ever were
| before. Physically it has been of great i'm
portance TO us; look at the multitude o.
happy faces before US, old and young, gooC
expressed in every line of their countenances
Was ever more beautiful picture looked
upon. Michael Angelo could WELD the brusl
| witlfeXQuisite delicacy, but 1t takes nature
good appetite and u Minnesota climate tC
| impart the color that we see on the cheeks o
| those around us.
Enterprise is one Of the attributes neces
sary to the healthy growth of any city; it i
the star that has attracted so many peopi
| from the older settled portions of our coun
try to ours. In my opinion nothing has don
more to advertise the Northwest at larg
than the success of the st. Paul carnival las
| year and that of the industrial exposition a
our sister city, Minneapolis, last fall. 1 wan
to thank you all for coming out tonight t
assist in making this an event long to b
remembered b. the people of the Northwes
and the people Of the United States.
| w men MI. MdAL6lu TellI6u He was lOl
lowed by shout that almost made tn
walls of the palace tremble OH their foun
dation.
C. D. KERR'S ADDRESS.
Aid. Kerr was introduced with a fe1
choice words. and spoke as follows:
Hail king of the ice and snow! erstwhile on
bitterest foe? A tyrant who imprisoned L
through the long winter months in dungeon
heated to roe Fahrenheit by furnaces an
steam. Now the ruler of frolic and full
Here for the second time we build for thee
palace beautiful as crystal, glittering wit
gems. Come again from the frozen land, an
be the king of our winter carnival. 1t
within the memory OF US all when cold ws
the bette noir OF this latitude; when til
thought of Minnesota winter sent shivt
through the South and the East, and retarde
our growth more than any one can tell. Mol
than this we made hot house plants Of GU
selves, under the mistaken idea that huma
life could not endure the temperature wit
out. Now all is changed. We demonstrate
last year and will demonstrate again tn;
winter in st. Paul is no longer to be dreade
, We proclaim to the world that we laugh
: the bands of the ice king and frolic in h
frosty breath. We teach ourselves at tt
, same time that the highest type of physics
manhood and womanhood is attainable her
not by indoor Life under high artificial ter
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